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Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (30 Apr 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there is a dedicated section within his Department responsible for identifying plants that may be at risk, in order that there can be early intervention with a view, to where possible, saving jobs at risk or otherwise minimising the number of job losses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16549/08]

Order of Business (30 Apr 2008)

Tommy Broughan: When can we expect to receive the regulations on the new drink driving limit providing for a blood-alcohol level of 0.5 mg? I understand the Cabinet has been considering it. Are those regulations in hand? The Minister, who is sitting beside the Tánaiste, has sat on top of one of the biggest scandals in Irish commercial and political life, namely the sale of hundreds, if not thousands, of...

Order of Business (30 Apr 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Will the Tánaiste intervene either this week or next week to ensure the Minister takes action on this matter?

Order of Business (30 Apr 2008)

Tommy Broughan: I refer to the pyrites crisis.

Order of Business (30 Apr 2008)

Tommy Broughan: In some respects, he should be moved from the Department.

Order of Business (30 Apr 2008)

Tommy Broughan: He has totally failed to address one of the biggest scandals——

Order of Business (30 Apr 2008)

Tommy Broughan: ——in Irish commercial life, the sale of badly damaged new homes to——-

Order of Business (30 Apr 2008)

Tommy Broughan: I have raised this matter until I am blue in the face; I am sick of raising it. The Minister, Deputy Gormley, has washed his hands of the matter. He is dodging it. He will not answer letters on it or address it. I ask the Tánaiste to deal with it either this week or next week.

Order of Business (30 Apr 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Would legislation be required in that event?

Written Answers — Health Service Executive Appointments: Health Service Executive Appointments (29 Apr 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 22: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the criteria used in the decision to appoint persons (details supplied) to the board of the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16249/08]

Written Answers — Palliative Care: Palliative Care (29 Apr 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide a commitment that the planned roll out of palliative care here over a five year period is adhered to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16248/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (29 Apr 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans for a new ten-bed spinal injuries unit at Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15936/08]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (29 Apr 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 239: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of persons penalised to date under the penalty points system; the number who have exceeded the various categories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15937/08]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (29 Apr 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 271: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the net new jobs position produced by both the Industrial Development Authority and Enterprise Ireland in the first quarter of 2008; and the expected impact of the severe credit, construction and energy downturn on these organisations' performance projections for 2008. [16213/08]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (29 Apr 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 272: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on launching a new jobs scheme in close liaison with business with the objectives of reintegrating graduates of community employment schemes into full or part-time jobs in the economy; and his further views on pilot programmes in conjunction with the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs in this...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (29 Apr 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 273: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated net jobs gains or losses in the economy in the first quarter of 2008; the special measures he is putting in place to retrain and re-employ workers who have lost jobs in the construction sector; the special measures he is taking to retrain or re-employ workers who have lost jobs in the manufacturing downturn;...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (29 Apr 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 300: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on launching a new jobs scheme in close liaison with the community and commercial sectors with the objective of reintegrating graduates of community employment schemes into full or part-time jobs in the social or mainstream economy; and his further views on pilot programmes in conjunction with the Minister...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (29 Apr 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 399: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the breakdown of the convictions for drink driving in respect of blood, urine and breath samples in each of the years 2000 to 2007 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15934/08]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (29 Apr 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 400: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí and the location of each Garda Traffic Corps unit for each year since 2005 to date in 2008; the number of both marked and unmarked vehicles in each unit since 2005 to date in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15935/08]

Order of Business (29 Apr 2008)

Tommy Broughan: When will the promised legislation on the graduate driver system be brought forward? We were promised last October that it would be passed by the end of June. Will we see that legislation at some stage? I understand that the Tánaiste and the Cabinet were considering a new tranche of PPPs for the NRA's road building programme. Has any decision has been taken on that matter and will it be...